What You’ll Learn in This Good Personal Hygiene Practices for Food Handlers Training
This training on good personal hygiene practices covers the essential habits every food handler must develop. You will explore the following learning objectives:
- Why to be a Safe Food Handler?
- What can make food unsafe?
- GMP or Food Hygiene Practices
- Personal Hygiene or Value of Good Hygiene Practices
- What to Wear and What not to?
- Handwashing or Correct Use of Gloves
- Responsibilities of a Safe Food Handler
- Hygienic workplace Environment or Employee Amenities
This training is completely self-paced, so you can begin at any time and set your own pace. Training duration is 30 days from signup/assigned date.
On purchase, or if a company enrolls you in a training, you will receive an email invitation to sign up on the portal. Upon login you can access assigned/purchased training from the “My Courses/Trainings” tab. You can access the training from any device with a live Internet connection.
for more on handwashing, see our Smart Handwashing Practices in Food Manufacturing course.
Online trainings provide unparalleled convenience and flexibility. You can take the training anytime and anywhere; on any device you own.
You can email your instructor directly at [email protected] or utilize the training discussion board.
Currently trainings are offered in English language only.
Training is in audio visual format. You need to watch all the videos.
Trainee must have basic understandings of English language. Trainee must have a computer/mobile/tablet along with stable internet connection to attempt the training. Trainee must be familiar with basic use of computer.
Conceptual understanding from video lectures will be examined by an exam (where applicable) (multiple choice, true/false etc). You need to watch all the videos to complete the course.
Soft copy of test results (if applicable) will be emailed right after test submission. You can always access your current and previous results from your portal using your credentials.
Course completion/qualification certificates will be awarded to qualifying trainees right after course completion or exam submission through email. Trainees can download and print it later from their respective portals.
Full refund before the course is attempted, No refund will be processed if a candidate has started a course.
Poor personal hygiene is a leading cause of food contamination. This good personal hygiene practices training explains how food becomes unsafe and why hygienic practices are critical for consumer safety.see our Why to be a Safe Food Handler course.
Essential practices include proper handwashing, correct glove use, wearing clean uniforms and hair restraints, and reporting illnesses. Part 3 covers good hygiene practices in detail.
Wear clean uniforms, hairnets or caps, and appropriate footwear. Avoid wearing jewelry, loose clothing, and accessories that can fall into food. Part 5 covers employee amenities and practices, and the course addresses proper attire.
Wet hands with warm water, apply soap, scrub for at least 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with a single‑use towel. Gloves must be changed after tasks or contamination. Part 4 covers handwashing and correct glove use.
Responsibilities include maintaining personal cleanliness, following hygiene protocols, reporting illnesses, and handling food safely. The training outlines all key responsibilities.
Properly maintained breakrooms, lockers, and restrooms support hygiene. Part 5 covers employee amenities and practices.
for a broader view of workplace practices, see Food Plant Handler GMPs.
FDA regulations require proper handwashing, clean attire, hair restraints, and exclusion of ill employees. FDA - Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook.
- Basic Instructions
- Introduction
- Part 1 – Why to be safe Food Handler?
- Part 2 – Understanding Personal Hygiene
- Part 3 – Good Hygiene Practices
- Part 4 – Handwashing and Use of Gloves
- Part 5 – Employee Amenities/ Employees Practices
- Lesson Learned
- Review Quiz - Guided
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